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Improving Hypertension Control in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sponsor: Duke University
Summary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a autoimmune disease associated with an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and premature death,. Traditional CAD risk factors like hypertension (HTN) are both very common and poorly controlled among RA patients. Patients with RA face significant challenges in controlling HTN. The goal of this project is to identify barriers to HTN care in patients with RA to reduce CAD events.
Official title: Improving Hypertension Control for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2026-01-16
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-02-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Blood pressure intervention arm
The intervention will focus on empowering patients to actively participate in their HTN care, facilitating patient-provider communication, and creating a cohesive care team to close the coordination loop for HTN management. This pilot intervention will help achieve these goals by providing participants with home blood pressure monitors and teaching, improving patient-provider communication regarding blood pressure and RA management, and initiating care coordination between rheumatology and primary care providers.
Locations (1)
Duke Health System
Durham, North Carolina, United States